How to install PHP pear/pecl ?

I'm currently try to install simplicity, that what I get:

pdo - for database access (!)

xcache or apc - for opcode cache and shared mem caching support (!)

xdebug - Code profiling and extended debugging (!)

when I'm using cPanel PHP Extensions and Applications Package Installer I'm get:

Installing "pdo" PHP Extensions and Applications Package

No releases available for package "pear.php.net/pdo" - package pecl/pdo can be installed with "pecl install pdo"
Cannot initialize 'channel://pear.php.net/pdo', invalid or missing package file
Package "channel://pear.php.net/pdo" is not valid
install failed
/usr/bin:/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/local/bin


Installing "pecl install pdo" PHP Extensions and Applications Package

No releases available for package "pear.php.net/peclinstallpdo"
Cannot initialize 'channel://pear.php.net/peclinstallpdo', invalid or missing package file
Package "channel://pear.php.net/peclinstallpdo" is not valid
install failed
/usr/bin:/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/local/bin


but the PDO peckage it IS at pear.php.net/pdo

ani idea how can I install that?

 

Hi and thanks for the help,
but I haven't root access nor SSH, so I tested it with cronjob,
I've typed this command:

Code:

pecl install pdo

and receive that output:

Code:

downloading PDO-1.0.3.tgz ...
Starting to download PDO-1.0.3.tgz (52,613 bytes)
.............done: 52,613 bytes
12 source files, building
running: phpize
Configuring for:
PHP Api Version:         20041225
Zend Module Api No:      20060613
Zend Extension Api No:   220060519
building in /var/tmp/pear-build-xun/PDO-1.0.3
running: /home/xun/tmp/pear/PDO/configure
checking for egrep... grep -E
checking for a sed that does not truncate output... /bin/sed
checking for gcc... gcc
checking for C compiler default output file name... a.out
checking whether the C compiler works... configure: error: cannot run C compiled programs.
If you meant to cross compile, use `--host'.
See `config.log' for more details.
ERROR: `/home/xun/tmp/pear/PDO/configure' failed

in the folder '/home/xun/tmp/' the only folder that related is 'pear'.
in the folder '/home/xun/tmp/pear/' there is only one folder called 'cache', and inside 'cache' there are a lot of pairs (of files) like:

Code:

ffda9d1eda5d9c9cfb035e387f3cc06arest.cachefile
ffda9d1eda5d9c9cfb035e387f3cc06arest.cacheid

What can I do? I didn't understand what was the problem?

 

what do you mean by 'jailed shell'?
so it's impossible from the crontab?

any other idea?
because my reseller don't have permission to do that and he can't contact the support (they require at least VPS to receive support....)

 

as I said, I've typed into the crontab and set it to work one time - right after I typed it.

well, thanks for anyone that tried to help

I think I'll contact the admin....

 

a friends of mine redirect me to that page:
http://pear.php.net/manual/en/installation.shared.php

I can understand the instructions but since I'm not the most technical guy, it'll take me a lot of time I want that one of you will just take a look at this and say me if that will help me.

just a clarification:
that page describe how to install the PEAR itself, I don't know if I have to do that, isn't it the same as the 'PHP Extensions and Applications Package Installer' of cPanel?
but maybe I can use the instructions and do the same with other extensions?

of course, I know anyone of you doesn't owes me anything nor take responsibility for his advices, I'm just asking your help and I'm grateful even for the previous replies themselves.

thanking you in advance,
dber

 

* problem solved *​

no, my host is a reseller so he couldn't install, he haven't the permissions.

anyway, at the end I found those simple instructions describes how to install additional pear peckages

thanks a millions, serversphere, you really helped me :D
and also thanks to Billa!